Devin Tanguay was born in Montreal and first started writing regularly at the age of sixteen while bored in school. Reading a copy of Dune that hadn't been taken off its lonely carousel in ten years facilitated the pursuit of great influence. At the age of nineteen he stewarded at Arrow River Forest Hermitage and wrote his first novel. At the age of twenty while attending York University film school he wrote a feature length movie script about what may happen in 2012 although not referring to the date specifically. His favorite filmmakers are Hayao Miyazaki, Andrei Tarkofsky and Darren Aronofsky. Although doing well as a freshman he was eager to get out and see the world and so he traveled to the North West Territories and worked at various lodges. Over the years he has taken seasonal work across Canada. More recently he spent a year studying and apprenticing at the Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis where he received his NGH certification. Devin currently lives alone in the bush working as a lodge keeper on the North Pacific Coast.
Vocation:Writer
Location:The Bush
Stories
Mandragora: Crystalline Clouds On the edge of the Nemon forest is a bakery where Viola works with her grandmother. Their are legends of stange creatures that can only be seen in dreams and reflections. Viola comes know the difference between what's legend and what's real.
Date added: 2010-04-20 21:32:56
Purple Cliffbrake There is a ghost town in Ontario, Canada called Khartum. Abandoned in 1948 there are still remains of the town that once was. Sarah and her mother Darlene live on a hobby farm next door. Sarah spends her time away from school exploring the edges of Khartum getting up to mischief that only she can understand.
Date added: 2010-04-05 00:53:23
Blue Magnet Storm A drifter is passing through Toronto to repay a dept and is faced with coming to terms with it. He is faced with the very things that keep him drifting. There is a way about him so different that it effects people in a myriad of ways. He is hard to place and wherever he goes people assess him differently. In the place he finds most contemptible he finds inspiration enough to deliver him from isolation.
Date added: 2009-09-10 00:00:00
Mandragora: Erpland Part Two of Two The Mayrif is a subterranean city and has the second largest Fairthell population in Mandragora. A citizen named Drave has just turned twenty one and without an accepted skill set is exiled to the outside- to the Elathan Jungle to fend for himself. He's always been different as he was born with synesthesia whereby sound has colour. He sets out to find his place in the world hoping to learn what is needed to be a valuable citizen.
Date added: 2009-08-12 00:00:00
Mandragora: Reflections from the Firepool Gavin awakes in a desolate scarified land without remembering anything. There are few choices for him to make and he fears that that which is most familiar is most disturbing. He discovers that he's not alone in the desolate landscape and struggles to make his own choices while trying to recover a semblance of home.
Date added: 2009-06-08 00:00:00
Mandragora: Wandering Portals There are magnetic anomalies in the Nemon forest that have been resulting in inter-dimensional portals that are being manipulated by a strange race of beings. As a result of there meddling dimensions are colliding. Leiren is assigned to seek out these beings and stop them however there is a lot about them that he discovers he didn’t know and once he does it complicates his mission.
Date added: 2009-05-11 00:00:00
Mandragora: The Librarian On Ogma Island there is a place that is revered by the locals. For the ones chosen by chance they must leave their homes for many years so that they can study in this place from the very onset of their metamorphosis to become a librarian of repository experiences. Tayls is one of these children and finds himself engaging vicarious feelings that are more intense then even his revered education could ever have prepared him for.
Date added: 2009-05-11 00:00:00
Mandragora: Flire Garden A Young women discovers that she must find the seeds of her favorite rare plants so that she may find their true magic.
Date added: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
Mandragora: Erpland Part One of Two The Mayrif is a subterranean city and has the second largest Fairthell population in Mandragora. A citizen named Drave has just turned twenty one and without an accepted skill set is exiled to the outside- to the Elathan Jungle to fend for himself. He's always been different as he was born with synesthesia whereby sound has colour. He sets out to find his place in the world hoping to learn what is needed to be a valuable citizen.
Date added: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
Mandragora: Ler Sea (Rewritten) The rainy season is most dangerous but that does not stop divers from seeking fortune beneath the waves of the Ler Sea. Beneath the waves there is much that is vaguely seen on the edge of distant darkeness. Some of these things are ancient creatures and some of them are the imagination.
This story is based on the account of a diver named Huan from Honduras.
Date added: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
Mandragora: Lonely Grove The great planes were once part of the lush prairies but now much of it has been subjected to desertification from early settlers turning sod. Whats left is threatened by hydrogenation. As a result the wildlife has mutated larger then is sustainable. Even though the intended mutations are said by social engineers to feed more people, their have been circulatory problems in a neighboring community.
Date added: 2008-11-16 00:00:00
Together with the Cold Part Two of Two Living in the city we're constantly brushing shoulders with strangers. Some of them we might get along with, but in the city snubbing one another is normal. Wherever people are interacting there is an exchange of energy and there are those who know how to give and take energy at will.
Date added: 2008-10-19 00:00:00
Together with the Cold Part One of Two Living in the city we're constantly brushing shoulders with strangers. Some of them we might get along with, but in the city snubbing one another is normal. Wherever people are interacting there is an exchange of energy and there are those who know how to give and take energy at will.
Date added: 2008-09-15 00:00:00
Mandragora: Trees of Eternity A great sickness finds it's way a small mountain village in Jungle. Their Shaman doesn't return from his journey to seek out a cure and so a young man whose wife has been afflicted takes up the task and discovers much more than he could have ever anticipated.
Date added: 2008-04-07 00:00:00
Withdrawal One man’s life is turning upside down and he becomes convinced that the banking system is not looking out for his best interests. He withdraws all of his money but compulsively worries about its safety.
Date added: 2008-01-23 00:00:00
Mandragora: Ler Sea The rainy season is most dangerous but that does not stop divers from seeking fortune beneath the waves of the Ler Sea. Beneath the waves there is much that is vaguely seen on the edge of distant darkeness. Some of these things are ancient creatures and some of them are the imagination.
This story is based on the account of a diver named Huan from Honduras.
Date added: 2007-12-29 00:00:00
Fear of the Dark A day in a life of a child who develops a fear of the dark and a resentment for normality. He lives a life that seems foreign. Imagination calms his frayed nerves and engenders the unknown.
Date added: 2007-11-24 00:00:00
Mandragora: Calyx Receptory As a baby, Enki is kidnapped from his home and taken to an organic society known as the Calyx Receptory. Citizens have no concept of the outside world and from within every desire is satisfied. Enki's dreams of the outside compel him to escape.
Date added: 2007-10-28 00:00:00
Rain Aristille is amongst the last of his creed within a lone human survivalist colony beneath the surface of Venus. Burrowing into the bowels of the planet in search for sustenance the unstable element 115 was discovered. It is a catalyst for time flux. On the cusp of humanity's demise, Aristille is driven to wade through madness to find his own serenity.
Date added: 2007-09-26 00:00:00
Poetry
A Month of Searching Allessandra is looking for something that she has been missing for as long as she can remember she finds it and is changed forever.
Original Artist: San Base San Base is an original artist based out of Toronto, Canada. He has created his own kind of Art incorporating his talent for painting and expertise in computer science.
Living on the Road Part One: Winnipeg to Nelson A personal account of back packing in the Kootenays, British Columbia while taking time to volunteer on different self sustainable communities.
Eric Seaholm is an original artist based out of Tokyo, Japan. He is a contributor to the BDC and discusses growing up in the south of the U.S.A as well as how he came to be an artist and how he approaches his art now a days.
Eric Seaholm is an original artist based out of Tokyo, Japan. He is a contributor to the BDC and discusses growing up in the south of the U.S.A as well as how he came to be an artist and how he approaches his art now a days.
Date added: 2010-04-05 13:02:53
San Base and Dynamic Painting San Base is an original artist based out of Toronto, Canada. He has created his own kind of Art incorporating his talent for painting and expertise in computer science.
Date added: 2010-04-05 12:20:27
Free Jazz and Surrealism Part Two of Two Gregg Simpson was instrumental in Vancouver’s 1960’s multi-media era at the Sound Gallery and Intermedia. His work has been exhibited in museums internationally and is included in over 100 private and public collections in, Europe, Asia and North America. We chat about free Jazz and Surrealism and discuss what the art scene in Vancouver was like during the sixties compared with today.
Date added: 2010-04-05 01:51:06
Free Jazz and Surrealism Part One of Two Gregg Simpson was instrumental in Vancouver’s 1960’s multi-media era at the Sound Gallery and Intermedia. His work has been exhibited in museums internationally and is included in over 100 private and public collections in, Europe, Asia and North America. We chat about free Jazz and Surrealism and discuss what the art scene in Vancouver was like during the sixties compared with today.
Date added: 2010-04-05 01:50:29
Thinking In Images Part Two of Two Nataliya V. Bukhanova has a doctorate in Pharmacology and has studied fine arts at the Yekaterinburg College of Design. She left Russia for Edmonton, Canada in 2007 to be with her husband. She discusses her inspiration and how it comes from legends, visions, the earth and much more. There are many concepts in her artwork that are broken in to symbolism for her idea of great art is that which invokes the viewer with reflections of their own life. Like her aptitude for studying she enjoys researching in preparation for her artwork and takes her time doing so.
Date added: 2010-04-05 01:35:23
Thinking in Images Part One of Two Nataliya V. Bukhanova has a doctorate in Pharmacology and has studied fine arts at the Yekaterinburg College of Design. She left Russia for Edmonton, Canada in 2007 to be with her husband. She discusses her inspiration and how it comes from legends, visions, the earth and much more. There are many concepts in her artwork that are broken in to symbolism for her idea of great art is that which invokes the viewer with reflections of their own life. Like her aptitude for studying she enjoys researching in preparation for her artwork and takes her time doing so.
Date added: 2010-03-16 14:13:04
On the Way to the Gallery From North Western BC, Alano Edzerza shares the many bends on the winding road to becoming a fulltime artist. Like his parents who have taken many different kinds of jobs Alano has explored many disciplines in art with the guidance of good friends at the right time.
Date added: 2010-03-02 23:38:00
Off the Beaten Trail (Part 1 of 2) Living in Anchorage Alaska Kevin Crowley takes advantage of how accessible it is to go off into the wilderness. The natural environment as well as mystical iconography are themes in his much of his artwork. Being a voracious reader Kevin is both empirical and pragmatic in his discussing of these themes including the ethology of Ravens. Kevin talks about starting his career as a tattoo artist and then moving to pen and ink. After graduating from university in 1999 he traveled to Nunam Iqua (Sheldon Point), Alaska with a population of about 200 on a teaching contract. When the travel bug bit again he traveled through south east Asia and taught English in Korea where he met his wife.
Date added: 2009-10-27 23:57:02
Off the Beaten Trail (Part 2 of 2) Living in Anchorage Alaska Kevin Crowley takes advantage of how accessible it is to go off into the wilderness. The natural environment as well as mystical iconography are themes in his much of his artwork. Being a voracious reader Kevin is both empirical and pragmatic in his discussing of these themes including the ethology of Ravens. Kevin talks about starting his career as a tattoo artist and then moving to pen and ink. After graduating from university in 1999 he traveled to Nunam Iqua (Sheldon Point), Alaska with a population of about 200 on a teaching contract. When the travel bug bit again he traveled through south east Asia and taught English in Korea where he met his wife.
Date added: 2009-10-27 23:57:02
The Art of Journalism (Part 1 of 2) As a photojournalist with over a generation of experience under his belt Warren Riley has had many dangerous yet exciting experiences while on assignment. He’s had M-16's aimed at him while being searched, prodded, wanded and barked at by a K-9 Unit, he’s gone through a drug bust. In addition, he has interviewed dignitaries like Sir Edmond Hillary of Mt. Everest fame and has contributed a story about a ghost town in southern Ontario. Warren discusses this and more, as a contributor he continues to be an asset for the BDC.
Date added: 2009-10-14 20:28:26
The Art of Journalism (Part 2 of 2) As a photojournalist with over a generation of experience under his belt Warren Riley has had many dangerous yet exciting experiences while on assignment. He’s had M-16's aimed at him while being searched, prodded, wanded and barked at by a K-9 Unit, he’s gone through a drug bust. In addition, he has interviewed dignitaries like Sir Edmond Hillary of Mt. Everest fame and has contributed a story about a ghost town in southern Ontario. Warren discusses this and more, as a contributor he continues to be an asset for the BDC.
Date added: 2009-10-14 20:28:26
Entomology (Part 1 of 2) Insects fascinate most children and in the fast pace of modern life their true nature is often lost on adults. They have been the inspiration of horror films and artists with different angles on their relevance. Doug Yanega is an Entomologist and has worked with artists helping them with understanding them. He’s gone on many “field trips” around the world looking for and often finding new species of insects. Doug masterfully explains examples of insect social structure including the language of bees that involves a special dance.
Date added: 2009-09-27 13:48:39
Entomology (Part 2 of 2) Entomology is a branch of Zoology concerned with the study of insects. Insects fascinate most children and in the fast pace of modern life their true nature is often lost on adults. They have been the inspiration of horror films and artists with different angles on their relevance. Doug Yanega is an Entomologist and has worked with artists helping them with understanding them. He’s gone on many “field trips” around the world looking for and often finding new species of insects. Doug masterfully explains examples of insect social structure including the language of bees that involves a special dance.
Date added: 2009-09-27 13:48:39
Ecological Awareness and Epistemological Dilemmas Al Chadok lives on Marvins Island a small island in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Al Chadok is a renowned artist, out spoken environmentalist, philosopher and storyteller. He talks about the paper back revolution, the importance and inner workings of maintaining community from a grass roots approach. He almost single handedly stop the construction of a waste plant that would have deposited toxic waste into Mahone Bay. Al has been a part of countless endeavors of this sort encourages others to get involved in the good fights of their own communities.
Date added: 2009-08-27 00:00:00
Journey Through Visualization (Part 1 of 2) Desmond Donnelly has become an established painter late in life but that hasn’t stopped him from creating paintings that are captivating to the eye. He discusses the unexpected turn of events in his life and their relationship to inspiration. He shares some secrets behind the swift pace at which he paints.
Date added: 2009-07-25 00:00:00
Journey Through Visualization (Part 2 of 2) Desmond Donnelly has become an established painter late in life but that hasn’t stopped him from creating paintings that are captivating to the eye. He discusses the unexpected turn of events in his life and their relationship to inspiration. He shares some secrets behind the swift pace at which he paints.
Hypnosis Clinic (Part 1 of 2) It takes a certain kind of concentration to start a business especially when that business is one of the only hypnosis clinics in Canada. Luke Chao started the Morpheus Clinic when he was only 22 and it’s now one of the most popular places to be hypnotized in Toronto. Luke Chao talks about Hypnosis, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and talks about the Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis.
Date added: 2009-06-08 00:00:00
Hypnosis Clinic (Part 2 of 2) It takes a certain kind of concentration to start a business especially when that business is one of the only hypnosis clinics in Canada. Luke Chao started the Morpheus Clinic when he was only 22 and it’s now one of the most popular places to be hypnotized in Toronto. Luke Chao talks about Hypnosis, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and talks about the Morpheus Clinic for Hypnosis.
Date added: 2009-06-08 00:00:00
Gnostic Centre and Out of Body Experiences There are Gnostic Centers around the world and one of them happens to be in Toronto Canada. Jordan has taught there for almost six years. They’ve offered a free course in how to have an out of body experience for many years. Jordan starts off with some background on the Gnostic movement, which traces back to ancient times and discusses the ins and outs of OBE’s.
Date added: 2009-05-11 00:00:00
Mulvey Creek Community Perched in a valley in the Kootenay Mountains near Valhalla national park is Mulvey Creek Community. Sandy talks about what its like to live up in the mountains. She’s been involved in community building since the early seventies and she shares her expertise about the doos and don’ts about maintaining a self-sustainable community.
Date added: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
Mystic Community Mystic Community was originally a hobby farm until one man’s dream took precedence. After working hard to earn enough money to start a community Dyfed bought the hobby farm and moved in with his family. He’s been working toward a fully operational self-sustainable community (off the grid) since that time in 2003. There are many complications about starting and maintaining a self-sustainable community and Dyfed is familiar with these dynamics. He discusses what it means to live healthily and his passion for tapping into human potential without the hindrance of censorship.
Date added: 2008-02-21 00:00:00
Acid Trips Part 2 From his farm in the west Kootenays Dyfed shares two stories about taking Acid from a much earlier time in his life. In the first story he leaves a party in Richmond (near Vancouver in Canada) and wonders around through the suburbs at night loosing his bearings on mundane reality. In the second story Dyfed is locked up in a mental hospital and given a reality check for his antics.
Date added: 2008-02-20 18:09:23
Acid Trips Part 1 From his farm in the west Kootenays Dyfed shares two stories about taking Acid from a much earlier time in his life. In the first story he leaves a party in Richmond (near Vancouver in Canada) and wonders around through the suburbs at night loosing his bearings on mundane reality. In the second story Dyfed is locked up in a mental hospital and given a reality check for his antics.
Date added: 2008-02-20 00:00:00
Working with Eskimo Dogs on the Arctic Ocean Eskimo Dogs are extremely rare and it’s because of people like Brian Ladoon that their still around. He traveled the far north picking them up and now breeds them in his hometown – Churchill, Manitoba situated on a peninsula between the shores of the Hudson Bay and Churchill River. It’s right on the edge of the tree line and it’s where Kym Rempell found work for a month taking care of the dogs. She talks about what it was like to work with these special animals.
Mandragora is an imaginary place where artists can go to project their own creative force in whatever form it takes for the sake of it's development with the hopes of turning the entire concept into a compelling video game proposal.
